palatoalveolar
/ˌpæl.ət.oʊ.ælˈvi(.ə).lɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the palate and alveolus
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. English palato- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlósder. Proto-Italic *aulos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Proto-Italic *alwos? Latin alvus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin alveus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Latin alveolusbor. English alveolus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English alveolar English palatoalveolar From palato- + alveolar.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpæl.ət.oʊ.ælˈvi(.ə).lɚ/
- British English: /ˌpal.ət.əʊ.alˈviː.ə.lə/